His Bet towards Her Heart

My ex-husband returned after a three-year bet, ready to reclaim me and the son he thought was his. He had no idea that I'd secretly aborted his child, divorced him, and remarried the day he left. His world was about to come crashing down.

His delusion turned deadly when he and his manipulative best friend, Haylee, kidnapped my son, Leo.

I found them at his family's mansion, with Leo suffocating from a severe allergic reaction to a dog they were forcing him to play with. Elliot physically restrained me, scolding me for overreacting while Haylee giggled as my son turned blue.

At the hospital, as Leo fought for his life, Elliot grabbed my arm, demanding to know who the man standing beside me was. He was convinced this was all a game to make him jealous.

That's when my real husband, billionaire Gregory Morton, stepped forward.

"Since when is this child yours, Elliot?"

Chapter 1

Clare POV:

Three years after a foolish bet destroyed my marriage, my ex-husband Elliot Fields returned, expecting to reclaim me and the son he believed was his. The bet—a three-year separation to "test our love"—had been Haylee Heath's idea, fueled by her secret obsession with Elliot. I had been secretly pregnant at the time. I divorced him, married Gregory Morton the same day he left, and two days later, I quietly ended the pregnancy I was carrying. Gregory was a man who saw my worth long before Elliot's arrogance blinded me.

The doorbell chimed. I knew who it was before I opened the door. Elliot stood there in the late afternoon sun, a bouquet of crimson roses in one hand and a small velvet box in the other. His smile was wide and self-assured, the kind that used to melt my heart but now curdled my stomach. He wore an expensive suit, his dark hair impeccably styled, his blue eyes gleaming with possessive entitlement.